Less than a week after Cardi B set the hip hop world alight and debuted at number one Stateside with Invasion of Privacy, rap’s other reigning kween has moved swiftly to consolidate her place on the throne.

After months of social media silence, Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to drop artwork and teasers for two new tracks, Barbie Tingz and Chun Li, revealing that the tunes will be available on April 12 – and rumour has it both Beyonce and Cardi herself are featured on Barbie Tingz!

With Cardi’s album already featuring heavily on the WHITE Dubai playlist, there’ll definitely be a battle among our residents to be the first to drop Nicki’s new tracks, as not since Lauryn Hill back in the 90s has the sound of female hip hop sounded this fresh and essential.

And anyone hoping that Nicki’s releases are a calculated attempt to steal the limelight from Cardi, think on, as the Anaconda star has already shot down rumours she was taking aim at the newbie on No Flag, and congratulated the rising star when Bodack Yellow hit the number one spot last year.